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Custom Marshaling

.NET Framework 3.5

.NET Framework 3.0
.NET Framework 2.0
.NET Framework 1.1

A custom marshaler enables you to precisely control the way in which a managed type is exposed to COM or an unmanaged type is exposed to the .NET Framework. You use a custom marshaler instead of the interop marshaler, which the common language runtime provides by default.

In This Section

Custom Marshaling Overview: Describes the custom marshalers at a high level.
Defining the Marshaling Type: Describes how to prepare the interfaces involved in setting up a custom marshaler.
Implementing the ICustomMarshaler Interface: Describes the options in preparing a custom marshaler.
Using a Substitute Marshaler: Describes how to use the MarshalAsAttribute attribute to insert a custom marshaler.

Related Sections

Interop Marshaling: Describes marshaling for COM interop and platform invoke.